diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 39e423619..c8acd8700 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Fri Aug 31 13:58:51 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
+
+	* cygwin.sc: Revert to previous NO_COPY behavior.
+	* winsup.h: Ditto.
+	* sigproc.cc: Ditto.
+	* autoload.cc: Ditto.
+
 Fri Aug 31 00:56:26 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* cygwin.sc: New file -- linker script for building cygwin DLL.
@@ -27,8 +34,6 @@ Fri Aug 31 00:56:26 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 	(subproc_init): Initialize proc_loop_wait here, rather than via
 	initialization.
 
-
-
 Thu Aug 30 10:19:00 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* select.cc (select_read): Add setting read_ready flag.
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ Mon Aug 27 11:58:19 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 	(select_stuff::wait): Ditto.
 
 2001-08-24  Kazuhiro Fujieda  <fujieda@jaist.ac.jp>
-   
+
 	* syscalls.cc (check_tty_fds): New function.  Check whether there is a
 	fd referring to pty slave.
 	(setsid): Don't detach console if the process has a pty slave.
@@ -244,12 +249,12 @@ Tue Aug  7 16:24:00 2001  Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 Tue Aug  7 10:54:00 2001  Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
-        * grp.cc (class grp_check): New class. Make `group_state'
-        a member of class grp_check.
-        (read_etc_group): Free former allocated memory on reread.
-        * passwd.cc (class pwd_check): New class Make `passwd_state'
-        a member of class pwd_check.
-        (read_etc_passwd): Free former allocated memory on reread.
+	* grp.cc (class grp_check): New class. Make `group_state'
+	a member of class grp_check.
+	(read_etc_group): Free former allocated memory on reread.
+	* passwd.cc (class pwd_check): New class Make `passwd_state'
+	a member of class pwd_check.
+	(read_etc_passwd): Free former allocated memory on reread.
 
 Tue Aug  7 01:13:58 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
index 336c4cb85..1cd0e7e12 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ std_dll_init ()
 
 /* Initialization function for winsock stuff. */
 static long long wsock_init () __asm__ ("wsock_init") __attribute__ ((unused, regparm(1)));
-bool NO_COPY wsock_started;
+bool NO_COPY wsock_started = 0;
 static long long
 wsock_init ()
 {
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
index ffadd35b5..18507ea55 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.data2)
     *(SORT(.data$*))
     __data_end__ = . ;
-    *(COMMON)
+    *(.data_cygwin_nocopy)
   }
   .rdata BLOCK(__section_alignment__) :
   {
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ SECTIONS
   {
     __bss_start__ = . ;
     *(.bss)
+    *(COMMON)
     __bss_end__ = . ;
   }
   .edata BLOCK(__section_alignment__) :
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
index e6071e05d..768d6f1fd 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
@@ -74,46 +74,46 @@ HANDLE NO_COPY signal_arrived;		// Event signaled when a signal has
 
 #define Static static NO_COPY
 
-Static DWORD proc_loop_wait;		// Wait for subprocesses to exit
-Static DWORD sig_loop_wait;		// Wait for signals to arrive
+Static DWORD proc_loop_wait = 1000;	// Wait for subprocesses to exit
+Static DWORD sig_loop_wait = INFINITE;	// Wait for signals to arrive
 
-Static HANDLE sigcatch_nonmain;		// The semaphore signaled when
+Static HANDLE sigcatch_nonmain = NULL;	// The semaphore signaled when
 					//  signals are available for
 					//  processing from non-main thread
-Static HANDLE sigcatch_main;		// Signalled when main thread sends a
+Static HANDLE sigcatch_main = NULL;	// Signalled when main thread sends a
 					//  signal
-Static HANDLE sigcatch_nosync;		// Signal wait_sig to scan sigtodo
+Static HANDLE sigcatch_nosync = NULL;	// Signal wait_sig to scan sigtodo
 					//  but not to bother with any
 					//  synchronization
-Static HANDLE sigcomplete_main;		// Event signaled when a signal has
+Static HANDLE sigcomplete_main = NULL;	// Event signaled when a signal has
 					//  finished processing for the main
 					//  thread
-Static HANDLE sigcomplete_nonmain;	// Semaphore raised for non-main
+Static HANDLE sigcomplete_nonmain = NULL;// Semaphore raised for non-main
 					//  threads when a signal has finished
 					//  processing
-Static HANDLE hwait_sig;		// Handle of wait_sig thread
-Static HANDLE hwait_subproc;		// Handle of sig_subproc thread
+Static HANDLE hwait_sig = NULL;		// Handle of wait_sig thread
+Static HANDLE hwait_subproc = NULL;	// Handle of sig_subproc thread
 
-Static HANDLE wait_sig_inited;		// Control synchronization of
+Static HANDLE wait_sig_inited = NULL;	// Control synchronization of
 					//  message queue startup
 
 /* Used by WaitForMultipleObjects.  These are handles to child processes.
  */
-Static HANDLE events[PSIZE + 1];	// All my children's handles++
+Static HANDLE events[PSIZE + 1] = {0};	// All my children's handles++
 #define hchildren (events + 1)		// Where the children handles begin
 Static pinfo pchildren[PSIZE];		// All my children info
 Static pinfo zombies[16384];		// All my deceased children info
 Static int nchildren = 0;		// Number of active children
 Static int nzombies = 0;		// Number of deceased children
 
-Static waitq waitq_head;		// Start of queue for wait'ing threads
+Static waitq waitq_head = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};// Start of queue for wait'ing threads
 Static waitq waitq_main;		// Storage for main thread
 
-muto NO_COPY *sync_proc_subproc;	// Control access to subproc stuff
+muto NO_COPY *sync_proc_subproc = NULL;	// Control access to subproc stuff
 
-DWORD NO_COPY sigtid;			// ID of the signal thread
+DWORD NO_COPY sigtid = 0;		// ID of the signal thread
 
-int NO_COPY pending_signals;		// TRUE if signals pending
+int NO_COPY pending_signals = 0;	// TRUE if signals pending
 
 /* Functions
  */
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ sig_dispatch_pending (int justwake)
 void __stdcall
 sigproc_init ()
 {
-  sig_loop_wait = INFINITE;
   wait_sig_inited = CreateEvent (&sec_none_nih, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
   ProtectHandle (wait_sig_inited);
 
@@ -815,7 +814,6 @@ subproc_init (void)
   if (hwait_subproc)
     return;
 
-  proc_loop_wait = 1000;
   /* A "wakeup" handle which can be toggled to make wait_subproc reexamine
    * the hchildren array.
    */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h b/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
index 32cecd0bf..1b73a2f52 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ details. */
 # define memset __builtin_memset
 #endif
 
-#define NO_COPY __attribute__((section("COMMON")))
+#define NO_COPY __attribute__((section(".data_cygwin_nocopy")))
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus